Walkability + transit
Metrotown — Walkability, Transit, and Commute
A focused reference on walkability + transit in Metrotown, drawn from the broader Metrotown area page — pulled out as its own page so it’s scannable on its own.
Metrotown is the only Metro Vancouver town centre with three Expo Line stations on the same line — Patterson (Boundary Road), Metrotown (Central Boulevard, integrated into Metropolis), and Royal Oak (Beresford / Royal Oak Avenue), all opened December 11, 1985 with the original Expo Line. Downtown Vancouver is 20–25 minutes by SkyTrain from Metrotown Station. SFU (Burnaby Mountain) is reachable by Expo + 145 bus in ~40 minutes; UBC via Expo + 49 / 25 bus in 50–60 minutes.
All three stations are designated rapid-transit stations under BC Bill 47 (2024). Tier 1 covers ~200 m around each station, Tier 2 ~400 m, Tier 3 ~800 m. With three stations the radii overlap along Kingsway. By car, downtown is 15–25 minutes off-peak via Kingsway / Boundary / 1st Avenue or the Expo Line corridor; Highway 1 is 5–10 minutes north via Kensington.
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